Example sentences of "takes the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An exposed and sustained E1 5b , this takes the blunt nose of the buttress , gained strenuously via an overhang-capped corner and diagonal crack . |
| 2 | ‘ Homeopathy takes the holistic approach and deals with diet , health , mental and emotional state of the patient as well as their particular symptoms . |
| 3 | The geochronological scale takes the Precambrian-Cambrian boundary at 540Myr ago and the Ediacaran faunas as 580–560Myr ago . |
| 4 | If the paper takes the reapplied wash differently than the original one , this is an indication that the sizing has not thoroughly penetrated the papers ' fibres . |
| 5 | Okay , so it still takes the best part of an hour to move the next ten paces past passport control . |
| 6 | The most difficult question is what to do with the beef mountain , created , in the words of one senior Commission official , by a process which ‘ takes the best beef , freezes it and so destroys it , with the result that it can only be sold to people who can not afford it . ’ |
| 7 | In a profile in the latest issue of New York 's Vanity Fair magazine , Mrs Clinton takes the astonishing step of naming Mr Bush 's alleged former mistress . |
| 8 | Now irrespective of what substantially complete coverage means or from one t when one takes the five year period , the message is clear , erm local authorities are expected to get on with their district wide local plans and I believe that this step by step approach on the new settlement is going to introduce delays into district wide local plan preparation . |
| 9 | But it is the staging post for the final leg which takes the long distance route to Fort William — and it 's the beginning of another fine walk which , like the Way , skirts the heights of the Mamore range to reach scenic Glen Nevis . |
| 10 | But the judge usually takes the second course in cases concerning industrial relations . |
| 11 | Here she takes the second round , |
| 12 | It may therefore be questioned whether English law takes the right approach in confining its most serious sexual offence , rape , so narrowly . |
| 13 | There 's no money in them and it takes the right machinery to cut them up . |
| 14 | ‘ Close Encounters ’ on D-Zone by BASSIX takes the familiar motif from the Spielberg favourite , bleeps it up and sets it on top of a busy , almost cluttered , house tune . |
| 15 | ‘ Close Encounters ’ on D-Zone by BASSIX takes the familiar motif from the Spielberg favourite , bleeps it up and sets it on top of a busy , almost cluttered , house tune . |
| 16 | This " 4W " approach , according to Auer " takes the unproblematic existence and relevance of patterns of language choice for granted " . |
| 17 | A pipe leading from the top of the cylinder or tank then takes the hot water to the rest of the house . |
| 18 | The difference between a direct hot water cylinder and an indirect one is that the latter has a heat exchanger , often in the form of a coiled pipe , which takes the hot water from the boiler and passes its heat to the domestic hot water in the cylinder , the two never mixing . |
| 19 | But there are clusters of miniature wood puffballs on the tree-stumps , and I find that chewing some of the white flesh takes the elder aftertang away . |
| 20 | This is called benevolence , more especially so when it takes the broad form of a wish for the happiness of others in general . |
| 21 | On the other hand , the choice between x = 0 and unc can be postponed to ( at least ) the next step : it is only the value communicated down c that is at stake , and it is possible to construct a single expression that takes the correct value in all states with |
| 22 | If there is a single function relating arousal and memory it seems likely that it takes the inverted-U shape which is often suggested to describe the relationship between task performance and memory , with memory impairments occurring at very low or very high levels of arousal . |
| 23 | He takes the understandable view that it is for him to take the first steps in Russia , which he is doing to keep the scientists in Russia . |
| 24 | If one takes the narrow definition of manufacturing investment , which excludes a range of investment that is made by manufacturing companies in services that no longer count as manufacturing investment but which they used to do in-house , the average for the past six years was £10.9 billion — much higher than under the previous Labour Government . |
| 25 | You must have a co-ordinator who liaises between the different people , takes the overall view , is good at detail and is ultimately the person with whom ‘ the buck stops ’ . |
| 26 | This bus takes the stupidest route , it 's |
| 27 | When one takes the small-scale behavior of matter into account , particles and radiation can leak out of a black hole . |
| 28 | ‘ Aliens In The Woods ’ comes couple with a mix by the original dub houser , Moody Boy Tony Thorpe , which takes the digital element into interstellar sound system territory . |
| 29 | More often it takes the plural form , indicating partition of the property between co-heiresses , like Agnes Chaplayne and Beatrix Salesbury at Gayhurst , Bucks . |
| 30 | The largest questions the members of a management partnership must answer are whether sharing is practicable , whether its members believe in it and how long — if it is a reality — it takes the outside world to believe that it can provide the promised level of quality . |